Spoon



A. w. BUCHBINDER.

SPOON- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, I919.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

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SPOON.

Application filed September 27, 1919. Serial No. 326,753.

,To all to hom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, ADoLrH W. BUOHBIN- DER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michi an, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Spoons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to spoons and has for one of its objects the provision of a construction in which the bowl is provided with a guard for retaining food or medicine while being conveyed to a childs or adults mouth. Another object is the provision of a guard which is removably mounted upon the rear portion of the spoon bowl and is detachably secured thereto in such a way that when in place the joint between the guard and bowl is liquid-tight and when removed.v the spoon will have a pleasing appearance similar to that of the usual spoons. Other objects of the invention reside in the novel arrange ments and combinations of parts as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the spoon and guard detached, embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the spoon with the guard attached;

Figure 3 is a transverse section through the bowl and guard.

1 is the bowl of the spoon and 2 the handle. 8 is the guard, which is removably mounted upon the rear portion of the bowl 1. This guard is concave and has the furcations 4c and 5, the edges of which extend over the edge 6 of the bowl 1, the forward ends of the furcations terminating a substantial distance from the forward end of the bowl.

For detachably securing the. guard to the spoon the edges of the guard furcations 4 and 5 havethe downwardly and inwardly inclined flange portions 7 which are preferably continuous and extend from the forward ends of the furcations to adjacent the handle 2 of the spoon, these flange portions adapted to snap over the edge 6 of the bowl and fit firmly against the outer surface of formed immediately in front of the handle 2 which is engaged by the rear edge portion 9 of the guard between the flange portions 7. Thus a continuous sealing engagement is formed between the edges of the guard and spoon, and furthermore, the meansfor se curing the guard to the bowl of the spoon does not necessitate any material change in the design of the bowl or any addition of a part to either the handle or the bowl, so that the spoon may be readily used when the guard is detached.

For the purpose of preventing the furcations 4 and 5 spreading, a suitable tie-connection 10 is provided extending therebetween near their forward ends. Suitable marking may be provided upon this tie-connection such as aletter of the alphabet 11, an engraving, etc. Since the guards are attachable to the bowl, the guard having the desired marking can be selected and snapped upon the bowl of the spoon.

From the above description it will be read i ily seen that I have provided a construction of spoon which is particularly adapted for use by children, since it will retain the food and prevent spilling ofthe same. Furthermore, the construction is such that the a spoon may be used either with or without the guard. o

What I claim'as my, invention is The combination with a spoon including a bowl and a handle extending from the rear end thereof, of a guard positioned at the rear end of the bowl and directly in front of the handle, said guard having flanges projecting downwardly and inwardly from the side edges, each flange being continuous f and extending from the front edge of the guard to the handle whereby a tight connection between the bowl and guard is obtained. in testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ADOLPH W. BUCHBINDER.

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